So, I took a look at the headlines today. Pretty depressing and in many ways graphic. The majority of headlines we see in the news are of a violent nature. Ever wonder why? Violence, like sex, sells.
Have you ever thought of going without watching the news for a week? While you're at it, turn off the TV, radio, and computer (you can keep your cell phone on but don't brows the internet with it. If you did this for two weeks, you would just begin to realize how little you need these things.
The news really is nothing more than gossip. If you think about it, news is provided to you through other people's eyes. It is not factual, but rather spun in the direction of that individuals predispositions. For instance, if you are liberal, turn to something like Huffington post. Conservatives can go to the Drudge report. Or for Democrats, MSNBC or CBS might work while Republicans might go to Fox News. CNN is Democrat leaning as well.
Most marketing types will tell you that the business of news is no different than any other business. It is just as much about making money as anything else. So, as with regular TV shows and movies, sex and violence sells, politics and religion are also good targets as long as you are poking at them.
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